南澳大学提供300多个创新的课程，它也是唯一提供放射医学、职业治疗学、药学、环境理学、市场学和新闻学学课程的南澳州大学。把职业工作经验与理论学习结合起来是南澳大学的教学重点。南澳的课程都是经过与企业界和专业人士密切探讨后确定的，其中包括了实习、工业指导模拟及工业设计项目。
大学位于南澳首府阿得雷德市，城市风光秀丽，本市位于滨海的平原上，后方为阿德雷得山，都市规划完整，人口约100万人，气候为地中海型气候，夏季乾爽，冬季短暂多雨。
澳大利亚南澳大学发来关于2014年新开课程和取消课程的调整信息：
硕士
新开的课程有：
· Master of Engineering (Electrical Power) or (Telecommunications) - LMEL
· Master of Engineering – (Autonomous Systems) - LMEB, with nested Graduate Diploma in Engineering – (Autonomous Systems) - LGEB
· Master of Data Science - LMDS
· Master of Engineering (Civil and Transport) or (Civil and Environmental) (LMCV)
将取消的课程有：
本科
· Bachelor of Management and Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (LBNR)
· Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Information Technology double degree (LBRC)
· Bachelor of Engineering (Flinders) (Robotics) (LBFL) and Bachelor of Engineering (Flinders) (Biomedical) (LBFL)
· Bachelor of Quantitative Finance (DBQF)
· Bachelor of Information Technology with TAFE SA (LBCF)
硕士
· Master of Engineering - LMEE, Graduate Diploma - LGEE & Graduate Certificate - LCEE in all of the following streams:
- Electrical Power
- Microsystems Technology
- Computer Systems Engineering
- Telecommunications
· Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Computational Physics)
· Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Engineering Management) - LCEB, is no longer available to International students
· Master of Quantitative Finance (DMQN)
· Master of Science (Computer and Information Science) (LMCP)
· Graduate Diploma in Science (Computer and Information Science) (LGCF)
· Graduate Certificate in Science (Computer and Information Science) (LCCF)
· Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice (LCPP)
· Master of Facilities and Asset Management (IMFM),
· Graduate Diploma in Facilities and Asset Management (IGFM)
· Graduate Certificate in Facilities and Asset Management (ICFM)
· Master of Engineering (Transport Systems Engineering) (IMEN)
· Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Transport Systems Engineering) (IGER)
· Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Transport Systems Engineering) (ICER)
· Graduate Certificate in Water Management (LCWY)
· Graduate Certificate in Building and Planning (ICBP)
